01. Change Log - dylogaming/Dialogue-Component GitHub Wiki

6/3/2025 (not live yet)

[!TIP] Updated Rich Text / Icons to work with any text length Added logic to hide/disable choices if player doesn't meet conditions

[!CAUTION] UI folder has been renamed to Textures

Removed selected actor reference in editor utility, allowing you to delete without the reference window popping up
Added logic for button input running when released instead of pressed, and pressing and dragging off the button then releasing will negate input
Cleaned up editor utility logic so preview camera reflects current branch camera
Fixed accessed none error when importing data tables
Removed unnecessary variable filters in editor utility
Pinned top portion of editor utility
Fixed issue where ending dialogue outside the dialogue ring wasn't re-enabling interaction
Added widget preview to the editor utility
Fixed primary and secondary logs and added enum drop-down to select which to use
Fixed moving actor construct script warnings
Moved BP_MovingActor to main blueprints folder

Cleaned up blueprint-created dialogue macros
Added "Start Dialogue Externally" node which allows you to trigger dialogues of any specified actor that has DC
Added enum on player choices to allow you to reset NPC rotation to original facing direction when choice is made (you'd typically use this on dialogue end)
Fixed continue button being flipped on default and flipping when hovering
Fixed continue button colors not being applied when adding a texture
Reverted BP_Combat blueprint to default settings (I had tweaked the blueprint when testing with it in the test level, modifying the one in the Dialogue_Blueprints level)

Optimized textures, reducing overall asset size
Added macros to allow for dialogue creation & branch updating using blueprints in editor & runtime
Added pseudo-dialogue tree templates
Added bool to allow you to use UI struct or edit dialogue widget blueprint directly
Made it so rich text will type 1 character at a time (before it would auto-fill and only type default letters 1 at a time)
Fixed issue where if using "Set actor location" to true on multiple branches would sometimes put the player through the ground
Updated Player Location mesh to an arrow instead of a ball, allowing you to tell what direction the player will face

Visibility tag array added, allowing you to specify which parts of an actor you want to adjust visibility

Added scrollbox to editor utility widget, allowing for better usability
Converted nameplate & sprite images back to object variables allowing for animated sprites
Added functionality for animated sprites

Added variable to play level sequences & set options under ➕ Extra Settings for both player & NPC

Fixed bug where "start on overlap" dialogues that ended on the same branch would result in looping the convo
Fixed Nameplate & Sprite NPCs from causing issues with UI
Fixed bug where "Hide UI this branch" being true would flash on ending dialogue
Cleared default "Name Search" replacement from default being "Player" because it would constantly get changed in default example dialogues
Updated object references to soft references in BP_MovingActor (increases efficiency & allows you to save instance selected to blueprint w/o issue)
Fixed Showcase level "ally" dialogue not updating after opening the gate
Fixed bug where overlapping another actor while current dialogue plays wasn't ending current one and starting overlapped one
Alt button choices now use the UI Preset (still going to work on this more)
Alt buttons can be clicked on with mouse

Added validation to mesh variables allowing for 2D paper characters to work
Removed "look at player" bool from camera struct since it's no longer being used
Added tool tips to camera struct properties
Cleaned up Wraith in demo area
Fixed bug where attached cine cameras (not preset ones) wouldn't be used
Added scroll box style variable so you can easily hide edge shadows
Changed "Fade In/Out" to Fade & updated code to forward/reverse
Added fade out of dialogue UI
Removed Event Tick from Dialogue Widget (Wasn't even being used 🤦🏻‍♂️)

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Player options now allow for:

Disabling interaction with NPCs which will also hide the outline & icon
Overwriting conditions, allowing you to perform a hard set on the values instead of only adding/subtracting

Updated Editor Utility Now all the variables are visible for branches and player choices

Added Dialogue Editor Utility widget
Updated camera & activator variables to soft actor references, now allowing you to save referenced actors
Updated dialogue system from maps to arrays

Fixed explanation level dialogue that had clashing name replacement
Fixed explanation level auto-complete example would generate text block if player spammed input
Began working on new example NPC blueprint using 2 new camera components
Fixed alt buttons were not showing (made separate alt button widget) due to choice buttons clashing

Added actor outline which highlights actor to talk to, when in range
Added dynamic name replacement – system will auto-populate names for speakers and when names are detected in dialogues
Added option to switch focused sprites during dialogues – darkens whoever isn’t talking
Updated editor functions & added nameplate & sprite function
Fixed sprite not showing unless using nameplate
Added “DC Owner” variable to replace ‘Get Owner” node
Fixed setting mesh variable so that any mesh, not just skeletal meshes will be detected
Fixed color for sprite tints (variable existed in struct but was not plugged into anything)
Added icon background as a variable in Icon struct
Added logic so if no icon background is placed, it will be transparent and still show the icon

Added Changelog to track updates
Organized functions, macros, and variables
Added NPC location which moves NPC characters to selected location during dialogue, and will change dialogue when location is reached
Added validation to blueprint library functions resolving errors when simulating
Removed Paragon & Trooper materials & textures to reduce file size
Consolidated icon fade animation to 1 forward/reverse
Added bool for Location / 2D dialogue audio